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VOLUME 50—NUMBER 284

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1030

Entered as Second-Class

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“PRICE THREE —

B [TISH-FRENCH ~ PLAN FOR TRUCE

SPAIN FAIL

FOREIGN SITUATION

LONDON—Chamberlain pledges aid to France. PERPIGNAN—Spanish Loyalist Government flees. ROME—Italian troops to stay until “political victory.”

PARIS—French stand firm 8 » FJ

WASHINGTON—Senators

on neutrality. ”

may attack secrecy pledge.

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BELGRADE—Croatian issue causes Cabinet crisis. BRATISLAVA—Slovak campaign against Jews hinted. SHANGHAI—Assassin shoots head censor.

LONDON, Feb. 6 (U.

J. P.).—Efforts of Great Britain

and France to arrange a cessation of fighting in the Span-

ish civil war failed today in sides to yield to suggested te

Generalissimo Franco demanded Inoonditonal sur-

CATALONIA LOST §

render. The Loyalist Government split its ranks. Premier Juan Negrin and Foreign Minister Julian Alvarez del Vayo made

“a ‘three-point offer to Gen. ‘Franco, while President Manuel Azana favored unconditional surrender to prevent further blood-

ed. ; Meanwhile, in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Chamberlain declared that in the event of war, all ‘Britain’s armed forces will be ‘at the disposal of France. Any threat to vital French interests, Mr. Chamberlain said, would evoke “immediate” British co-oper-ation, Meanwhile, 12 alleged members of + the “Irish Republican Army” were . charged with conspiring to paralyze Great Britain by bombings, fires and panic under .a program known as the “S plot.”

Negrin Outlines Terms

In the Loyalist councils, Premier Negrin and Senor del Vayo had won out for the moment and the government was determined to continue their resistance. The thrée proposals formulated by Dr. Negrin, were: 1. Withdrawal of foreign troops

ite of the Spanish

from Spain. 2A plebile rmine their future

people te d government. -3."No reprisals by either side.. "The British and French sought to end the bloodshed, it was stated, after receiving an “intimation” from the Loyalists that they were willing to: consider peace.’ :

Azana Goes to Paris

The Loyalists, however, did ‘not ask for. mediation. Dr. Negrin intimated to the British a few days ago that he would accept peace on the basis of his three conditions, which he outlined to the Spanish Cortes in -a ‘speech last Wednesday. Luis Companys, president of the autonomous Catalonian Government, and Joe Antonio de Aguirre, president of the overthrown Basque Republie, joined President Azana in favoring peace at any price. Senor Azana started for paris in an effort to persuade Britain and France fo bring Dr. Negrin around to their point of view. London and Paris did not give up hope of effecting mediation and consultations were in constant progress between the two governments. * Mr. Chamberlain said the recent announcement by Georges Bonnet, French Foreign Minister; that “in case of war, the forces of Britain would be at the disposal of France just: as all the forces of France would be at the disposal of Britain, is in complete accord with the view of His Majesty’s Government.” “The solidarity of the interests by

which this ‘country and France are |-

united is such that any threat to the vital interests of France from whatever quarter it comes, must invoke the immediate co-operation ofthis country,” Mr. Chamberlain declared. Mr. Chamberlain’s statement was in response to a question by Arthur Henderson, Laborite, on whether M. Bonnet’s statement was in accordance with the views of the British Government. The bombing charges were made on arraignment of the suspects in Bow Street Court. Shortly after the men were taken to Brixton Prison from the police court a new threat to-blow up the Court was received by officials.

Royal Family Guarded

The royal family, high Govern-. ment officials, ‘public buildings and utility and ocmmunication services were all under heavy guard today ~after . officials announced the discovery of the document called the “S plot.” © Recent mbing outrages were ascribed to it. The document was introduced at today’s hearing. The plan called for blowing up and wrecking electric plants, Subway stations, airplane factories, munitions works, and . newspaper offices. The Irish Republicans Army ‘has been campaigning to have Northern Ireland joined with Eire.

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BY LOYALISTS

Leaders and Troops Flee; Negrin-Azana Split Reported.

PERPIGNAN, French - Spanish Frontier, Feb. 6 (U. P..—The

became a debacle today. The rich province was lost. The Government had fled to the safety of France

began a mass retreat over the frontier, surrendering. its arms to French troops. Fleets of Loyalist fighting pianes landed at French airports. Long columns of artillery, tanks and munitions trains jostled retreating troops and civilian refugees on the growded highways at the frontier. There were persistent reports that the Government sought an armistice. From. ‘Rebel territory came back word that unconditional surrender alone would be accepted. A consultation by Loyalist Premier Juan Negrin with members of his Cabinet resulted in a definite split on peace or war. Only Senor Negrin and Julio Alvarez del Vayo wanted the Cabinet to risk flying to Valencia and continuing the war in Central Spain with the meager fa-

Azana Heads for Paris

President Manuel Azana; Luis Companys, president of Catalonia, and Jose Antonio de Aguirre, president of the Basque Republic, favored peace on the best possible terms.

Senor Azana was due to reach Paris tonight and urge the French and British Governments to overrule Negrin and seek the best terms possible from Generalissimo Franco. ~~ The French refused to permit

fly from France to Valencia, insisting that if they must go, they should return to Spain and take off from there. Thousands of French troops along the frontier were on war footing. They mounted field guns and machine guns at commanding points in the Pyrenees, ready to repel any Rebel encroachment, French antiaircraft ‘guns already had gone into action against poaching airplanes which flew over French territory. At dawn today, with the jubilant Rebels marching to the frontier and _ (Continued on Page Three)

U.S. MERCY BOMBER REACHES SANTIAGO

. LANGLEY FIELD, Va, Feb. 6 (U. P.).—The Army’s superflyin® fortress, largest bombing plane in

mercy flight to Santiago, Chile, today carrying a ton and a half of medical supplies for victims of Chile’s disastrous earthquake. The big ship, which left Langley Field Saturday morning, landed at Santiago at 7:51 a. m. (Indianapolis Time) today, 50 hours and 16 minutes after its. takeoff. The flight was made in three stages, with landings at Colon, C. Z., and {Lima, Peru.

(Editorial, “Page 10).

Compulsory smallpox Yaeuihation for school pupils, teachers and employees, ordered by the City Health Board, became effective today. Dr. Herman G. Morgan, board secretary, said those who do not have vaccinations that are effective now would not be excluded immediately from’ school. He said it would require several days for school doctors to complete checkups and for parents to have their children vaccinated. Dr. Morgan said school physicians and nurses began checking through students’ records today to determine who has been vaccinated. Those whose records show no vaccination will be given notices ta take to their parents. Students must be vaccinated or 4| “have a reasonable e ne for not Hh vaccinated” before they will to sch

Spanish Loyalist defeat in Catalonis ;

and the main body of the army|§

Senor Negrin and Senor del Vayo to |.

the. world, completed a 4400-mile}.

A floodbd bridge and highway on U. S. 23 near Greenup, Ky.

4 Bridge Becomes a Canal in Kentucky ;

Times Telephoto.

How * the. southern séution. of Huntington, Ww. Va. 1 looks from : the’ air. (Additional phictos; Page’ Two.)

cilities available to Gen. Jose Miaja, defender of Madrid. (BUTLER l, T0 ; M ARK

FOUNDERS’ DAY

Celebrates Ovid Butlers Birthday Tomorrow.

(Our Town, Page Nine)

The birthday of Ovid Butler. who helped to found Butler University in 1850, will be celebrated tomorrow at the University. The anniversary has. been set aside as Founders’ Day and: will be celebrated with exercises ‘at 10:30 a. m. at the fieldhouse and a banquet ‘at 6:30 'p. m. at the Claypool Hotel. Grover Van Duyn, assistant: state superintendent of : public instruction, will speak at the morning exercises on “The Perpetuation of a Great Message.” Herman B. Wells, president of Indiana University, will speak at the banquet. The morning program will begin with a processional of professors and senior students. Band music will be directed by Ellis Carroll, and the University choir, by Joseph Lautner.

CHARLES B. HAMILL," EQUITABLE AID, DIES

Charles B. Hamill, an agent for the Equitable Life Insurance Co. of Iowa here for 23 years, died of a heart attack at his home, 3720 N.

Pennsylvania St., today. He was 56.

Mr. Hamill was a member of the Scottish Rite and the Tabernacle

Presbyterian Church. He graduated| from Wabash College in 1906 and|

was a member of Phi Gamma Delta

fraternity.

that it will require several days before all notices can be sent.

Meanwhile members of the Indiana Society for Medical Freedom,

Inc, said they would take legal steps

to prevent enforcement of the order. The group met yesterday in Hotel Lincoln and instructed attorneys “to take proper steps to protect the rights of members,” Dr. W. H, Gwynn, 4503 E. Washington St., a chiropractor and member of the society, said. He said 250 persons attended the meeting. Robert 1. Marsh, president of the society, discussed the ‘rights of the people to be. secure in their persons against interferences from any source other than that of their own choice.” Dr. Gwynn said another meeting will: be held at 8 p. m. Thursday in Hotel Lincoln. % However, Dr. Morgan ruled today that no exceptions to the order because of eh sigus ‘or any other

No Question About That Smoke Odor

% Some one called the Fire ‘Department today to the Hoosier Outfitting Co., 237-241 E. Washington St. and said he could smell smoke in the store, ; When the firemen arrived, they said they smelled smoke, too. So they sniffed their way over the entire store and - finally agreed that it smelled stronger in the’ basement. So they poked about” the basement for a long time, continuing to smell. the smoke but utterly unable to find the fire. “They never did find the fire, either. - Nobody knows what it was all about. : # ‘Emergency! ! The police emergency car was called to Washington and Pennsylvania Sts. today .on. the report that a man had been injured in a traffic accident. :

When it arrived, police were unable to find a victim, Some= one finally told them, however, that a man had walked into the side of a streetcar and been knocked down. The streetcar stopped, and ‘the man boarded it to go to a doctor for treatment. No one could give police | the man’s

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name.

School Vaccination Order Takes Effect: Morgan Estimates 8000 Not Immunized

that exemptions for religious reasons be made. “It is impossible for us in exempt anyone in the schools from this order,” Dr. Morgan said, “because to be effective our ‘fight’ against

smallpox must include protection|

for everyone. There will be no exseptions made.” e estimated 2000 students were vaccinated during the week-end while 8000. pupils have not been vaccinated The order applies to public and parochial pupils, teachers, janitors| ge and other employees who cannot show ‘vaccination scars or doctors’ certificates of revaccination, Dr. Morgan stated. If parents cannc tions for their chil sicians will do the vaccinating, the

afford vicsinge

board voted. The board was given | legal authority to order compulsory |

vaccination by th Indiana Supreme Court :

n, school phy-. i

[ABOLITION OF WPA

PROPOSED IN BIL

Rep. Woodrum Seeks Sldsh, In Spending by States.

\, _ NATIONAL AFFAIRS _ WPA abolition proposed House bill. MONOPOLY. probers begin study of insurance firms.

.STABILIZATION Fund - fight. may touch secrecy issue.

“TVA rates for whole nation predicted ‘by ‘Lilienthal. -

“AMLIE ‘attacked’ in ' Senate hearings. :

ROBERTS confirmation refused in Senate.

SUPREME COURT gets Hague appeal. REP. LANDIS proposes Central Statistical Bureau. °

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (U. P.)— Rep. Clifton Woodrum (D. Va.), an influential House member, began a campaign today to abolish WPA slash relief expenditures in half and have Congress distribute relief funds among the states.

Rep. Woodrum, House leader -of the economy bloc which cut 150 million dollars from. the deficiency WPA appropriation in defiance of ‘White House objections, introduced a bill expected to bring a definite Congressional © showdown :on the WPA controversy. Rep. Woodrum js chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee which handles all relief appropriations. . The Woodrum bill provided: "1. $1,120,000,000 for relief in’ the 1940 fiscal = year, approximately half the $2,150,000,000 provided for the present 1939. fiscal period. 2. Abolition of WPA and 'substitution of an “Unemployment Relief Administration.” 3. Congressional retlet allocations to states. The Woodrum plan would not end work. relief as distinguished from direct relief, but would authorize direct relief at the discretion of the Unemployment Relief Administrator. It would restrict the types of projects to be conducted with Work relief funds. ' -Rigid Qualifications Set _ The bill provides that Congress

itself shall, not later. than June 30 of each year, determine the amount

ailovations not more

i qualifications for relief clients. ‘have to show. IN

‘earmarking - of

CITY WATER C0.

PURCHASE BILL GIVEN T0 HOUSE

(Editorial, Page 10)

LEGISLATURE TODAY HOUSE

Receives bill to te-enact the preprofsibition ligior control

BY pares to takd final action on its bills to repeal the truck tire tax law and to refund $619,000 to truck owners who paid the tax before the State halted collections. Debates on third reading the Republican measure to abolish the Democratic “Two Per Cent Club.” Gives final consideration to two House measures which would nullify the 1933 Reorganization Act by limiting the Governor's appointive power. Killed resolution to provide for commission to draft “model” liquor law . Advanced to third reading bill to prohibit children from. using fireworks. Adopted House resolution to require extension of Senate Textbook Investigating Committee. Received - bill to regulate possible purchase of utilities by the city.

SENATE

State Budget Committee members, including Senators; Representatives and. State officials, are to decide whether to reduce State Highway Commission em-

Control Law. Advanced to third reading the measure to increase benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Received a bill to protect newspapermen ~~ from . being forced to disclose the sources of their information.

A hill which would permit the City to acquire the Indianapolis Water Co. or other utilities. was introduced in the House today at the request of the City Administration. The, introduction of the bill was followed. by a- conference between Mayor Sullivan and City Corporation Council Edward H. Knight and members of the Indianapolis legislative delegation, at which the City officials discussed provisions of the bill. : After the conference, the House Affairs. of the City of Indianapolis Committee this afternoon voted to return a favorable report on the kill. Explaining the need: for the bill, Mayor Sullivan said: “It is broad enough in its terms to enable the City to purchase any utility. Of course the thing in view at this time is the purchase of the Water Co. “If the Water Co. is purchased, it is a hig proposition involving millions and millions of dollars. I want my actions checked in every way and as many safeguards thrown around this proposition as is possible to protect the interest of the public.”

Mayor Sullivan explained the|

passage of this bill in no way would commit the City to the purchase of the utility but merely would set up the machinery to facilitate such a

transaction.

The. measure, prepared over the week-end by the City Legal -Department, was introduced in the House by Rep. Joseph Wallace (D. Indianapolis) and was immediately referred to the Committee on the affairs o fthe City of Indianapolis. Mr. Knight explained that the bill’ authorizes acquisition by the City of any utility by outright cash purchase through revenue bonds, or by purchase of a sufficient block of | ¥ stock to liquidate the utility company and put it in the hands of the City. The Corporation Counsel said the City Administration has not decided

(Continued on Page Two) STOCKS RISE 1703 POINTS, TRADE HEAVY NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (U. P)— Stocks ran up to 1 to 3 points in

the main list today. Volume to 1p. m. totaled 740,000 , against 350,000 ;

of relief funds to be allocated 'to|of utility sh: each state, and that the “director of the relief program may Jary hese

Lowland Residents in Southern Indiana Evacuated.

WABASH EDGES UP

White's West Fork Reported Falling; levee Helps.

TEMPERATURES 37 11 a. m.... 37 12 (Npon) 38 1pm... 40 2p mm... + 39

39 39 40 41

6a m 5am... 8a mn... 9a m... 10 a. mi...

More rain today and tonight and fair and colder weather tomorrow were forecast for Indianapolis by the Weather Bureau today. Rain was reported falling over southern Indiana this afternoon and there was an intermittent drizzle in Indianapolis during the day. Even with the new rain threal, no serious flood is expected in Indiana, and the cold snap, if it goes below freezing, should act as a deterrent, the Weather Bureau said. The High temperature for yesterday was 46 at 3 p. m. which was five degrees above normal, and the low wis 21 at 5 a. m. The Ohio River at Evansville reached a level of 40 feet today, five fest above the flood stage.

45-Foot Crest Due

A ciest of 44 to 45 feet was predicted in that area for Friday or Saturcay and several families are expecied to move from Villa Sites, an oitlying section of the city, possikly today. When the crest arrives 200 families probably will be

forcec. from their homes. ane ferry at Cannelton is the

} Weather Bureau said the Whit: and Wabash Rivers appeared now fo be near their crests and that it would: take a half inch to an inch of general rain to make any noticeable further rise. The Wabash was rising slowly belovr Vincennes. At Mt. Carmel it stood] at 17.9 feet today, a half foot over yesterday and nine-tenths of a foot over flood stage.

30-Mile Backwash Due

Melting snow yesterday pushed the stream up somewhat, and some lowland cultivated land is inundatid, the Bureau said. When the Ohis River reaches a crest at Uniontown, near the mouth of the Wabash, backwater will be pushed about 30 miles upstream, the Burea1 said, flooding additional lowland. The west fork of White River was reported falling. The main stream was: seven-tenths of a foot higher today at Petersburg and eightteriths of a foot higher at Hazelton. Th» Bureau pointed out that a good levee system protects lowlands there and that the water would have to go several feet higher to ac any damage. Towland families in Aurora at the eastern edge of the State were reported moving to higher ground. (Continted on Page Two)

MNUTT ANGELS PASSAGE FOR U.S.

Island Business Postpones Return, McHale Says.

High Commissioner Paul V. McN'itt has canceled reservations to sail Wednesday from the Philip-

pines and has set no new tentative d:ite for departure, Frank McEale, manager of his presidential cempaign, said today. Mr. McHale, who said he talked with Commissioner McNutt yesterdiiy, declined to co inment on Washirgton reports that President Roosevelt had suggested that Mr. McNutt resign if he intends to campaign atively for the Democratic Presid4ntial nomination. “He is ‘being held up there. because he wants to watch some matters he’s interested in in the National Assembly,” Mr. ~McHgle said. ‘He declared he did not know whether Commissioner = McNutt

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GRAND JURY TO SIFT

) FAMILIE ROUTED AS

Colder Weather Is Expected to Ease Flood Threat.

RED CROSS READY,

Kentucky Hardest Hit But Louisville Is Optimistie.

By United Press

Melting snow and light to mod= erate rains taxed already swollen rivers throughout the Ohio Valley today, but prediction -fair weather and temperature pe ale layed fears of a serious flood. Rain was falling in Southern Missouri, southern Illinois and southern Indiana, and the forecast was for light to moderate rains in the entire Ohio Valley later in the ay. Red Cross officials estimated that 7000 families already had been forced to flee their homes in secs . tions of West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and southern Illi nois, where tributaries choked by melting snows and rains had sent the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers over their banks. U. S. Forecaster H. A. Downs, Chicagn, said that the mild téemperatures and rain would cause considerable melting today ‘of snow that fell on the area last week, but that the condition would be slowed tomorrow by colder and generally fair weather in Tennessee, Ken< tucky, Ohio and eastward across West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Disturbance. Moves Fast

“I don’t think today's rain will affect: the flood situation,” Mr. Downs said. “Even moderate rains wouldn't make it much more serious. One favorable thing is the rapid movement eastward of the moderate disturbance, and they. should )

fair weather and lower”

in the Ohio Valley tomorrow.” The Ohio River was surging over flood stages in Kentucky as the : crest of a seasonal flood sweep down from the Alleghenies i rapidly toward Louisville. At Cincinnaii the Ohio River was 3.98 feet above the 52-foot flood level and a 58 or 59-foot crest was expected by tomorrow. At Marietta, above Cincinnati, the river was falling after rising to 33.4 feet—2.6 feet below the flood level.

Rising at Louisville

The Ohio had reached a stage:of 28.6 feet—six inches over flood stage —at Louisville early today, and still was rising. Several hundred crowded the waterfront and extra police were assigned to duty to keep traffic mov=~ ing at the scene. Mayor Joseph D. Scholtz reassured citizens against fears of a disastrous flood. He said there was no .indication the flood would reach even near

the proportions of one which deve

astated the city in 1937. Police estimated that about 200 persons had left their homes in the west end section of Louisville where water had washed over roadbeds. Although the flood threat at the Ohio’s headwaters had diminished, meteorologists forecast crests of between 56 and 59 feet—six to 10 feef over flood stages—for the distance from Huntington, W. Va, to Care rolton, Ky. The Allegeheny and Monongahela Rivers, which join to form the Ohio at Pittsburgh, had dropped from a high of 25.4 feet to 16.1 feet but rivers and streams ‘were rising rapidly throughout Kentucky.

Set Up Stations

Red Cross officials established four emergency stations along the Ohio in the Cincinhati area. The officials emphasized that they dic. not expect a great destructive flood and said they had set up sta< tions only as a precaution. They obtained 1000 cots and 2000 blank ets from the Army for possible refugee use. Subfreezing temperatures had served to hold tributaries of the Ohio in check, lessening the dangers in the valley during the week-end, but the rise in temperatures melted recent snows quickly and sent ad¥ ditional thousands of tons of water pouring’ into the river. : Kentucky state police had a report that the Big Sandy River had surged to 48° feet, two feet over. the previous record, at Paintsville, and that the Licking. River had moved to a stage of 21 feet, one foot over a previous record, near its dwaters in south central KenPe The flood was reported to havé. disrupted the , water supply at Paintsville and inundated a ‘portion of the business section of Catlettsurg with five feet of water.